Poll shows Bushes at bottom of list of most influential modern presidents

George Bush on the campaign trail in 1980. (Scranton Times-Tribune photo)

George Bush — and George W. Bush — the American people have a message for you: You’re no Ronald Reagan.

A new poll by Rasmussen Reports found that U.S. voters believe that Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton are the most influential presidents of the past 50 years while the father and son Bushes ranked at the bottom of the list.

George Herbert Walker Bush was chosen as the most influential modern president by 1 percent of Americans. George W. Bush was named by 3 percent, tying him with Jimmy Carter, the president ousted by Reagan and Bush Sr.

Reagan, the 40th president, was the chief executive mentioned most frequently, 40 percent of the time.